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January 2009Meet police detective Harry Hole and travel the streets of Oslo in the latest thriller from Norway's bestselling Jo Nesbo. This is the best kind of mystery, impossible to put down as you read on to see if Harry will expose his own nemesis in the police force while solving a crime that exposes deeper layers and networks of criminals. -- Linda Ramsdell, The Galaxy Bookshop, Hardwick, VT

Description

Captured on closed-circuit television: A man walks into an Oslo bank, puts a gun to a cashiers head, and tells her to count to twenty-five. When he doesnt get his money fast enough, he pulls the trigger. The young woman diesand two million Norwegian kroner disappear without a trace.

After a drunken evening with his former girlfriend, Anna Bethsen, Police Detective Harry Hole wakes up at home with a headache, no cell phone, and no memory of the past twelve hours. That same day, Anna is found shot dead in her bedroom, making Hole a prime suspect in an investigation led by his hated adversary Tom Waaler. Meanwhile, the bank robberies continue with unparalleled savagery, sending rogue detective Hole from the streets of Oslo to steaming Brazil in a race to close two cases and clear his name. But Waaler isnt finished with his longtime nemesis quite yet.

About the Author

A musician, songwriter, and economist, Jo NesbØ is also one of Europes most acclaimed crime writers, and is the winner of the Glass Key Award, northern Europes most prestigious crime-fiction prize, for his first novel featuring Police Detective Harry Hole. NesbØ lives in Oslo.

Praise for Nemesis…

“Nesbo returns with another novel that is every bit the multitextured, complexly plotted, psychologically rich thriller that made Redbreast such an unqualified success. . . . No doubt about it: Nesbo belongs on every crime-fiction fan’s A-list.” -Booklist (starred review)

“Assured, complex, and evocative.” -Seattle Times

“The high-intensity action is threaded through a series of Chinese boxes revealing one false solution after another before the brilliantly inventive final twist.” -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Nesbo offers up another top-notch mystery thriller, thickly layered, perfectly plotted, and briskly paced to keep readers hooked. With ties to events in The Redbreast, this is an excellent sequel. . . . Recommended for all fiction collections and essential for Scandinavian crime lovers.” -Library Journal

“It’s a good bet that if this is the first Harry Hole novel you read, you’ll never miss another. . . . It’s complex but so well written. . . . If you’re a fan of crime fiction, Harry Hole’s your man.” -Arizona Republic

“No matter what language you read, get on the Jo Nesbo crime patrol and see why the world loves Harry Hole.” -Madison County Herald